About the author

Josh Spear: I'm a frequent-flyer-mile-collector trying to visit every country in the world, sushi addict that loves omakase and active investor. Since 2004 this site has been a place for me to share highlights from art, culture, technology and global trends that I care about.


SpearTalks: Doodles

Posted on October 3, 2008 Under Art

According to some, the streets are at a crossroads. Not long ago, the art covering the bricks and blank spaces of the city was more likely to get you in trouble than in Christie's, but today's take leans more towards…

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Parra and Incase

Posted on October 3, 2008 Under Gadgetry

First, Incase surprised us with their incredibly relevant, timely, and bad ass KRINK/Arkitip collaboration laptop sleeve. Next up, they're collaborating with Dutch artist Parra. Known for combining bright colors and his mastery of fonts (and in this case it looks…

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James Nachtwey's TED Wish

Posted on October 3, 2008 Under Life

At TED 2007 I watched misty eyed as James Nachtwey shared his TED Wish, as follows: "I'm working on a story that the world needs to know about. I wish for you to help me break it, in a way that…

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Chotovelli Watches

Posted on October 1, 2008 Under Fashion

Chotovelli E Figli , or Chotovelli and Sons is a third generation Italian orologiaio (watchmaker) family, based in Torino. Back in 1920, a man by the name of Mr. Simone Chotovelli began repairing and restoring old mechanical movements, and he…

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SpearTalks: Peggy Olson

Posted on September 26, 2008 Under Life

Take some modern furniture, a liquor cabinet, and an endless supply of questionable ethics, and you have advertising in its heyday. Surround that with a white picket fence (and some very good bone structure), and you have Mad Men, AMC's…

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Spearlocator: Japan, Hong Kong

Posted on September 23, 2008 Under Travel

I've been mostly off the radar in Japan this past week taking a little time off from the interwebs, but have been photo-blogging a few of my experiences over at the new pet project blog, Flying Standby. Check out the…

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PSFK Goes To Asia

Posted on September 22, 2008 Under Life

Grab your passports, put your seats and tray tables in their upright and locked position, and get ready for PSFK's Conference in Asia. Piers and crew are headed to tax-haven and very international city of Singapore to help spread the…

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Uoshins Sushi Tokyo

Posted on September 22, 2008 Under Food

With a few locations around Tokyo, Uoshins is my new favorite Japanese sushi spot. It's affordable, incredibly fresh (fish is laid out on ice when you walk in) and casual. The location I went to in Nogizaka is an old…

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Ridiculous Design Rules

Posted on September 18, 2008 Under Design

Ridiculous design rules: If you design, you probably have some, and they're likely as laughable as the ways our grandmothers told us we could get pregnant (kissing; freeze tag). I don't design, I'm a copywriter, but it may be fair…

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Alex & Chloe x Kenzo Minami x Alex B x Christopher

Posted on September 18, 2008 Under Fashion

Sick of graphic tees? How about graphic tees -- you know, shirts with things on them that are more art than everyday. More Paris than campus. More come hither than come again? Our favorite jewelry makers Alex and Chloe recently…

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